U18 World League

Estadio Aldao
Spectators: 7452 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 120) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arturo Acevedo made the kick off which started today's match. Rogelio Rik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Abechuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayapaso FC's Rogelio Rik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Acevedo in the 8th minute of play. Roque Abechuco's late challenge caught a Ayapaso FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roque Abechuco helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SOUTH THUNDER getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Roque Abechuco hit a great ball. When SOUTH THUNDER's Roque Abechuco in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ayapaso FC's goalie prevented a goal. Rogelio Rik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Acevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the game, Roque Abechuco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rogelio Rik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 0-2 became the score in the 34th minute when Roque Abechuco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A collision led to Ayapaso FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Gabriel Valiente hit a great ball. Benito Argi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elias Satordi in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Elias Satordi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Argi was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elias Satordi to make the kick off. Rogelio Rik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Acevedo in the 52nd minute. Arturo Acevedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Rogelio Rik made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Teobaldo Frutos took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Rogelio Rik to make any attempt to save it. After 66 minutes, Gabriel Valiente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ayapaso FC and the SOUTH THUNDER players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arturo Acevedo struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Rogelio Rik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SOUTH THUNDER. In the 75th minute, SOUTH THUNDER's Arturo Acevedo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rogelio Rik. Rogelio Rik yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. A collision led to Ayapaso FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Amadeo Felo hit a great ball. Rogelio Rik was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Arturo Acevedo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arturo Acevedo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. SOUTH THUNDER's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.